Palestinian Covenant

Last Lesson

Chosen people

Covenant relationship

An agreement between two parties

Conditional - If you do this, I’ll do that

Unconditional - I will do that, regardless

Covenants include

Blessings for obedience

Curses for disobedience

6 Covenants mentioned in the OT

Noahic

Type - Unconditional covenant

Everlasting unconditional covenant between God and all of creation that he will never again destroy the earth with a flood.

Abrahamic Covenant

Most significant of the covenants God made with Israel because it deals with all subsequent covenants. Foundational.

Unconditional

Summary - Covenant where God reveals His chosen people

Make thee a great nation

Will bless thee

Will make them a blessing

Make their name great

To the world as well

Curses upon the nations against thee

Blessings upon the nations that bless thee

All nations of the world would be blessed through little Israel

Deals with

People

Land

Nations

Kings

Everlasting covenant

Palestinian Covenant - Land Covenant

Deut 28:1-2,15

Extension of the Abrahamic covenant